Sicily is famous for its delicious sweets. In the province of Agrigento the "ciarduna a la camastrisa" are traditional fragrant wafers enriched with coarsely chopped local almonds, filled with sweet ricotta cheese and finished with a puff of icing sugar. The contrast not only in flavour, but of th...

In recent years it has been discovered that the milk of the Girgentana goats produces fine cheese with a delicate and particular taste given by the mixture of typical Sicilian flavours. Some examples are the mbriaca, a caciotta cheese that is immersed in Nero d’Avola wine; cinniri cheese, which ...

Wheat has been grown in the Agrigento area since the time of Akragas. For the feast of Saint Calogero, hundreds of kilograms of large loaves of bread are baked to be enjoyed while still warm with oil, pepper and fresh local cheese. The contrast between the warmth of the loaf of bread and the fre...

In the late imperial age the thermal baths became a place of perdition, severely criticised by the Romans themselves. In fact, in the porticoes that surrounded the structures there were countless shops owned by innkeepers and tavern keepers where it was easy to come by food of all kinds, both swee...

In the domus of the most affluent families it was customary to have dinner in the triclinium, lying on the beds while servants brought dishes to the table. The menu was, as a rule, composed of three first courses, two different types of roast and dessert. After the starter, wine with honey was us...

In the area behind the Temple of Hera Lacinia there are several vineyards that produce the Diodoros wine. This red wine has a strong but balanced flavour that releases all the flavours and aromas held by the thousand-year-old history of the Valley of the Temples....

In recent years it has been discovered that the milk of the Girgentana goats produces fine cheese with a delicate yet particular taste given by the mixture of typical Sicilian flavours. Some examples are the mbriaca , a caciotta cheese that is immersed in Nero d'Avola wine; cinniri cheese, which i...

Sicily is famous for its delicious sweets. In the province of Agrigento the "ciarduna a la camastrisa" are traditional fragrant wafers enriched with coarsely chopped local almonds, filled with sweet ricotta cheese and finished with a puff of icing sugar. The contrast not only in flavour, but of ...

The sacrificial victims were chosen from cattle, pigs, sheep or smaller animals such as dogs or cockerels. In Akragas, the most common victims were goats and sheep, whose meat, once the animal was killed, was cut and divided into two portions. The fatty thigh bones made up the sacrificial portio...